Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History
It is hoped that our students, after completing this programme successfully, will be able:
- To investigate the development of human society from a historical perspective;
- To demonstrate power of critical thinking and analytical ability in understanding historical events;
- To show in-depth knowledge of the heritage of China and other great civilizations;
- To pursue graduate studies in history or a related discipline; and
- To enter various fields outside history, such as the civil service, business, publishing, and teaching.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Major Required Courses | 28 units |
| II) | Required Major Elective Courses | 9 units |
| III) | Major Elective Courses | 24 units |
| IV) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| V) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII) | Free Electives# | 30 units |
| 128 units |
# Students may take additional GE courses (of Level 1 or 2) in any categories to fulfil the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfilment of the “Free Electives” requirement.
Requirements
| I. | Major Required Courses | 28 units |
| HIST1005 New Dimensions in Historical Research | 1 unit | |
| HIST1105 China in the Imperial Age | 3 units | |
| HIST1205 World History: Civilizations in Contact | 3 units | |
| HIST1405 History, Heritage and Human Communities | 3 units | |
| HIST2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History | 3 units | |
| HIST2106 History of Hong Kong since 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST2205 Modern Asia (1800–1945) | 3 units | |
| HIST2305 China and the West since 1500 | 3 units | |
| HIST2405 Historiographical Traditions: East and West | 3 units | |
| HIST3405 Historical Theory and Practice | 3 units | |
| II. | Required Major Elective Courses | 9 units |
| At least one course from each of the following three clusters: | ||
| 1. Chinese History Cluster | ||
| HIST3105 Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China | 3 units | |
| HIST3127 The Historical Role of China in the World | 3 units | |
| 2. Western and Non-China Asian History Cluster | ||
| HIST3207 History of the United States since 1877 | 3 units | |
| HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912 | 3 units | |
| HIST3225 Europe since the First World War | 3 units | |
| 3. East-West Studies Cluster | ||
| HIST3305 China and Asia since 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST3306 International Relations after 1945 | 3 units | |
| HIST3316 Western Diplomacy in Modern Asia | 3 units | |
| III. | Major Elective Courses | 24 units |
| HIST3105 Contemporary China* | 3 units | |
| HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China* | 3 units | |
| HIST3107 Early Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History | 3 units | |
| HIST3116 Foreign Relations of Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST3117 History of Hong Kong to 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST3125 Late Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3126 Mid Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3127 The Historical Role of China in the World* | 3 units | |
| HIST3135 The Socialist and Communist Traditions | 3 units | |
| HIST3205 Great Trends in Modern European History | 3 units | |
| HIST3206 History of Southeast Asia | 3 units | |
| HIST3207 History of the United States since 1877* | 3 units | |
| HIST3215 History of the United States to 1877 | 3 units | |
| HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912* | 3 units | |
| HIST3217 Nineteenth Century European History | 3 units | |
| HIST3225 Europe since the First World War* | 3 units | |
| HIST3226 History of Korea | 3 units | |
| HIST3227 Modern History of Singapore | 3 units | |
| HIST3305 China and Asia since 1900* | 3 units | |
| HIST3306 International Relations after 1945* | 3 units | |
| HIST3307 International Relations to 1945 | 3 units | |
| HIST3315 Modern Japan and the West | 3 units | |
| HIST3316 Western Diplomacy in Modern Asia* | 3 units | |
| HIST3317 The Chinese Diaspora | 3 units | |
| HIST3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective | 3 units | |
| HIST3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units | |
| HIST4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 | 3 units | |
| HIST4106 Contemporary Chinese Political Thought | 3 units | |
| HIST4107 History of Taiwan | 3 units | |
| HIST4115 History of the Catholic Church in China | 3 units | |
| HIST4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4117 Missionaries in Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4125 Revolution and Nationalism in Republican China (1912–1949) | 3 units | |
| HIST4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women | 3 units | |
| HIST4127 Social and Economic Development of Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History | 3 units | |
| HIST4136 Childhood in Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST4137 Legal History of Traditional China | 3 units | |
| HIST4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| HIST4205 Origins of Western Imperialism | 3 units | |
| HIST4206 Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia | 3 units | |
| HIST4207 Topic Studies in Asian History | 3 units | |
| HIST4215 Topic Studies in Western History | 3 units | |
| HIST4216 United States Diplomacy since 1898 | 3 units | |
| HIST4217 Western Intellectual Thought | 3 units | |
| HIST4305 Sino-American Relations | 3 units | |
| HIST4306 Sino-Russian Relations | 3 units | |
| HIST4307 Topic Studies in Sino/Asian-Western Relations | 3 units | |
| HIST4315 Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 units | |
| HIST4316 Global History of the Seas, 1400–1950 | 3 units | |
| HIST4317 Global History of Tourism | 3 units | |
| HIST4325 History of Africa since Independence | 3 units | |
| HIST4326 Science and Society: A Historical Perspective | 3 units | |
| HIST4327 Topic Studies in Comparative History | 3 units | |
| HIST4335 Topic Studies in Global History | 3 units | |
| HIST4405 Oral History and Its Local Applications | 3 units | |
| HIST4406 Topic Studies in Cultural History | 3 units | |
| HIST4407 Topic Studies in Social History | 3 units | |
| * Also as the Required Major Elective Courses | ||
| IV. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| HIST4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| HIST4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| V. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII. | Free Electives | 30 units |
| 128 units |
